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in 2008, senator obama beat senator john mccain by 2 to 1 in the margin in the youth vote in this country. it's crucial for the president to get similar numbers this time around if he's going to win the state of florida. of course, to vote they must be registered and voter registration drives have been underway for months. according to statistics from the zx 2.8 million people are registered as independents or with a third party. the numbers are interesting, but it means nothing if there's no emotional component that will motivate them to do it. this is why the debates are so important in today's information culture. there must be a real emotional appeal by president obama if he's to succeed in getting these voters out to the polls. the best registration drive imaginable will not do a thing if there isn't this gut feeling that these young folks must get out and vote because they can make a difference. let's turn to annette taddeo, member of the democratic party and one of the leaders in this portion of florida. the youth vote, i don't want to oversell it, but everywhere i go today down he
in 2008, senator obama beat senator john mccain by 2 to 1 in the margin in the youth vote in this country. it's crucial for the president to get similar numbers this time around if he's going to win the state of florida. of course, to vote they must be registered and voter registration drives have been underway for months. according to statistics from the zx 2.8 million people are registered as independents or with a third party. the numbers are interesting, but it means nothing if there's no...
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in fact, when senator mendez and senator kirk suggested tougher sanctions, obama opposed them. it was only after congress forced him to that he went forward and he's allowed the u.n. security council, russia and china to determine our policy. all these are acts of weaknesses as opposed to making clear and we haven't worked closely with our allies as evidence by the recent u.n. meeting when the president had time for whoopi goldberg but couldn't meet with netanyahu. >> one of the criticisms, this appears to be management of the arab spring. that is a big part. does governor romney think it was a mistake to push mubarak out? >> what he has said is that we have forces that are of extre extremism and forces of moderation an we should be aligned and help those forces. a difference in egypt is one that's on the table today. governor romney says we should have conditions. we shouldn't write off a billion dollar debt. >> but going back to mubarak. was that a mistake? does governor romney believe that's a mistake? >> how it was handled was a mistake. >> pushing mubarak out was a mistake
in fact, when senator mendez and senator kirk suggested tougher sanctions, obama opposed them. it was only after congress forced him to that he went forward and he's allowed the u.n. security council, russia and china to determine our policy. all these are acts of weaknesses as opposed to making clear and we haven't worked closely with our allies as evidence by the recent u.n. meeting when the president had time for whoopi goldberg but couldn't meet with netanyahu. >> one of the...
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and former connecticut senator chris dodd who squared off with barack obama in 2008. richard norton smith of george mason university. and finally, we're especially pleased to be joined by abc's senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz. buzz feed gave you the nickname of badass supermoderator. let's give her a round of applause. [ applause ] >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> and as you just saw, we have great audience here today. thanks to you for joining thus morning. the quig question today, do presidential debates change elections? do they matter? the answer at first blush seems simple, of course debates matter. the candidates spend weeks, if not month, preparing. the audiences are enormous. 67 million for the first meeting between romney and owe what. afterward, in our twitter-fueled, shortened attention span news cycle, the performances are talked about. . ruing the a lack of preparation that led to the performance with jack kennedy 11 years before. >> running the [ bleep ] sed so hard, we didn't learn from the other -- >> yet, for all the hype, th
and former connecticut senator chris dodd who squared off with barack obama in 2008. richard norton smith of george mason university. and finally, we're especially pleased to be joined by abc's senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz. buzz feed gave you the nickname of badass supermoderator. let's give her a round of applause. [ applause ] >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> and as you just saw, we have great audience here today. thanks to you for joining thus...
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. >> reporter: her brother craig robinson remembers then-senator obama enlisted him to help sell her on the idea to convince him to run for president. >> he said i think i'll take a run at the presidency, i was like what? if you talked to your wife about in? he was like, no, he says to me, you got to do me favor, you got to talk to her because she's not going to go for it. i was like, you're right, darn right she's not going to go for it. >> reporter: craig tells me -- >> yeah. >> reporter: -- your husband was outright nervous to tell you that he wanted to run for president. is he a little bit intimidated, a little bit afraid of you, do you think. >> no, not at all. this is one of the things i love about barack, he's so used to having strong women in his life, it's odd, i tell him that this is somehow god keeping his testosterone in check, because really he's surrounded by women. he grew up with a single mom, his grandmother was the true head of the household. he married me, he's got malia and sasha who do not mince their words and he's sustained himself through a life a strong women
. >> reporter: her brother craig robinson remembers then-senator obama enlisted him to help sell her on the idea to convince him to run for president. >> he said i think i'll take a run at the presidency, i was like what? if you talked to your wife about in? he was like, no, he says to me, you got to do me favor, you got to talk to her because she's not going to go for it. i was like, you're right, darn right she's not going to go for it. >> reporter: craig tells me --...
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market decline but in the long haul it is not appropriate to say the market would react poorly to an obama re-election. the major market indices have done very well under his administration. >> not to throw water on the entire segment, i have said i believe the senate race to be more important for the overall economy than the white house race. do you agree? >> they're both very important. obviously the structure of american government requires that the same party be in charge of everything if the system's going to work and the odds are the same party is not going to be in charge of everything after november. >> in terms of where we stand on the fiscal cliff, ben, whoever gets in, do you think that the outcome of the election is actually going to take away these so-called uncertainty that's hanging over us of the fiscal cliff or are we still going to be dangling in the air? >> we'll be dangling in the air. we're not going to get a sweeping referendum one way or the other no matters who wins the white house. you'll likely still have divided government. the theory is that basically if romney
market decline but in the long haul it is not appropriate to say the market would react poorly to an obama re-election. the major market indices have done very well under his administration. >> not to throw water on the entire segment, i have said i believe the senate race to be more important for the overall economy than the white house race. do you agree? >> they're both very important. obviously the structure of american government requires that the same party be in charge of...
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back in 2008, remember, senator obama won ohio then, he only got 47% of the white women vote. these are middle class women, a lot of them are working women, some of them have been laid off the last four years, some of them have had their husbands laid off the last four years. the 47% remark, i had a woman come up to me in michigan and talk about this, i met several in ohio today, it offended them. some have had to ask for food stamps or other government assistance over the past several years. it offended them and makes them think romney doesn't understand their every day struggles of getting the kids off to school, paying the bills. that is still a warning sign here. he's making progress but if i had to put one thing on a bill board and say to win the election, romney better learn to deal with this, it would be that. the blowback from the 47%, especially among middle class women. >> gloria, you say polls are showing suburban women are keyed to a romney win at this point. >> those aren't mutually exclusive. when you look at the poll, for example, on suburban women in our cnn po
back in 2008, remember, senator obama won ohio then, he only got 47% of the white women vote. these are middle class women, a lot of them are working women, some of them have been laid off the last four years, some of them have had their husbands laid off the last four years. the 47% remark, i had a woman come up to me in michigan and talk about this, i met several in ohio today, it offended them. some have had to ask for food stamps or other government assistance over the past several years....
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when is president obama going to stop talking about big bird and go after the big stuff and the other guy? >>> also the war in the west, senate races in north dakota, montana, nevada and arizona, they're all toss-ups. tonight a democrat making a, richard carmona is here. >>> and jon stewart takes on the jobbers, the right-leaning conspiracy theorists who say the unemployment numbers were sent in from obama headquarters in chicago. >> it's a [ bleep ] recipe. it's like the radish stew of jobless numbers. >>> finally let me finish with the real differences between these two candidates. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well his dog's stupi
when is president obama going to stop talking about big bird and go after the big stuff and the other guy? >>> also the war in the west, senate races in north dakota, montana, nevada and arizona, they're all toss-ups. tonight a democrat making a, richard carmona is here. >>> and jon stewart takes on the jobbers, the right-leaning conspiracy theorists who say the unemployment numbers were sent in from obama headquarters in chicago. >> it's a [ bleep ] recipe. it's like...
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president, senator reid for never passing a budget more than three years in the senate. the way to compromise, the house passed budgets. the difference being the house budget would spend $40 trillion in ten years. president obama wants to spend $47 trillion. nobody is cutting anything in total but we're trying to reduce growth and spending and that is important to understand. >> neil: you're right about that. but it's not as if the democrats are all evil. the fact of the matter is this. unless it's fixed and soon, republicans say you can't touch defense and democrats have the idea you can't consider reigning in growth of entitlement, whatever the dogmatic and sure in your heart -- >> guest: neil -- >> neil: listen. we're going to an abyss. you know it and i know it, right? >> guest: fiscal conservative look at the defense department, audit the thing. we're not oppose to further reduction in rate of increase of spending and defense. but we need to do it more with the scalpel opposed to a meat ax, which is what the sequestration does. it's mindless approach that defense se
president, senator reid for never passing a budget more than three years in the senate. the way to compromise, the house passed budgets. the difference being the house budget would spend $40 trillion in ten years. president obama wants to spend $47 trillion. nobody is cutting anything in total but we're trying to reduce growth and spending and that is important to understand. >> neil: you're right about that. but it's not as if the democrats are all evil. the fact of the matter is this....
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he's a chairman of foreign relations in the senate. he pointed out the essential problem with the romney/ryan position, which is they want to be critical, but they don't want to do anything different from what the obama team is doing. i mean, they agree with the 2014 withdrawal date for afghanistan. but we'll do it right. you know? but they're not proposing to do anything different. >> aside from those withdrawal dates, you basically are talking about an administration that has lifted the foreign policy of george bush and just supplanted it into their own scheme. >> foreign policy is more like a train. it's on rails. >> you're a journalist. what do you make of him challenging martha and saying here, come on, you can always find an army, soldier, some g.i. dog face willing to complain about the policy. he hit her on that. >> well, he did. he did point out something that's factual, actually, that you can always find people out on the posts who will criticize the pentagon. for the latest bone headed decision the pentagon has made. if the
he's a chairman of foreign relations in the senate. he pointed out the essential problem with the romney/ryan position, which is they want to be critical, but they don't want to do anything different from what the obama team is doing. i mean, they agree with the 2014 withdrawal date for afghanistan. but we'll do it right. you know? but they're not proposing to do anything different. >> aside from those withdrawal dates, you basically are talking about an administration that has lifted the...
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because while it is true, senator obama did not have a lot of foreign policy experience, what he did to shore that up was to bring in joe biden as his vp candidate. what did mitt romney do? he brought in paul ryan who has even less, if you could imagine that, foreign policy experience except maybe perhaps voting against tougher sanctions on iran while he was in congress. as far as that argument's concerned, i think it's rather debunked. i want to read to you very quickly a quote from mitt romney from that video with the 47%. this is his -- this is his foreign policy in a nutshell. so what do you do -- this is about peace in the middle east. you say you move things along the best way you can. you hope for some degree of stability. but you recognize this is an unsolved problem and we kick the ball down the field and hope ultimately somehow something will happen and resolve it. that's what mitt romney said on foreign policy behind closed doors. whatever he says today in a couple of hours, you got to juxtapose that to that quote in the video when he thought no one else was listening. >>
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i think that's where obama differentiates himself also. i think romney and ryan are going too much partisanship. i think the one who wins the independent is a candidate. i'm really going to work with people and i've done it as vp, president and senator. >> i so hope we get to see biden, tomorrow. joe, if you're listening, be yourself. give us some jokes. give us some off color. >> i don't think he can. >> give us some gaffes. >> people like joe biden. >> they do. >> america likes joe biden. >> i like joe biden. >> by the way, joe six-pack white dudes who watch football like joe biden. >> even my dad likes joe biden. we're out of time. thanks so much. another brilliant conversation. i want to thank wolf blitzer for letting us hang out in his "the situation room." now back to wolf. >> excellent unsolicited advice pete and company. thanks very much. >>> the republican vice presidential hopeful paul ryan sat down exclusively with cnn. up next, how his hunting routine might help him in tomorrow night's debate. and new allegations about lance ar
i think that's where obama differentiates himself also. i think romney and ryan are going too much partisanship. i think the one who wins the independent is a candidate. i'm really going to work with people and i've done it as vp, president and senator. >> i so hope we get to see biden, tomorrow. joe, if you're listening, be yourself. give us some jokes. give us some off color. >> i don't think he can. >> give us some gaffes. >> people like joe biden. >> they do....
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obama was an afterthought. remember that? look at this, october 2004 just a week before the presidential election, john kerry was leading george w. bush. he went on to win by an even larger margin. so tomorrow night we get another reading. will romney continued the momentum or will obama rally? will find out in 27 hours. last week we told you about two professors whose computer program predicted every presidential contest winner since 1980. one of those professors will join me tomorrow, you don't want to miss that. >> coming up on "the willis report," cell phones handed out to the poor making the richest man richer. all thanks to your tax dollars. we will hear from one congressman fired up about all of this next. and he says his administration plans to put their taxpayers first. the governor weighs in on the state of iowa later. more government red tape, this time clucking away at chickens transported across state lines. jerry is all over the explosive new details. we are on the case next on "the willis report.
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ohio state senator nina turner, thank you for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> absolutely. >>> we're following breaking news out of bellefonte, pennsylvania, sentencing day for jerry sandusky. and as the judge put it he'll be spending the rest of his life behind bars. i'll talk with an attorney who represents certain victims. >>> plus, vice president biden and debate prep against paul ryan. how they're prepping for the big face-off come thursday. and what is your advice for the vice president and congressman ryan ahead of the thursday debate? tweet me your comments or video pointers @thomasaroberts or on facebook. i know what you're thinking. it's a hot white number, but what a hassle to care for! all that pre-treating and chlorine bleach. and don't even think about working up a sweat in the club! ♪ i use tide vivid detergent and boost. they keep my whites looking like new, wash after wash. tell me... yes. ...do you sell a matching jegging? that's my tide, and that's how i break the rules of white. [ female announcer ] tide pl
ohio state senator nina turner, thank you for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> absolutely. >>> we're following breaking news out of bellefonte, pennsylvania, sentencing day for jerry sandusky. and as the judge put it he'll be spending the rest of his life behind bars. i'll talk with an attorney who represents certain victims. >>> plus, vice president biden and debate prep against paul ryan. how they're prepping for the big face-off come thursday. and...
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>> i think president obama-- and we have had our agreement on president obama's policies-- kyle to the city intent on trying to find compromise. and he found senator demint and senator mcconnell who said their first priority was to take them down. it was the first major piece of social legislation which passed-- correct me if i'm wrong-- without a single opposition party vote. i think we're looking at a redistricting. the flood of money posted since citizens united. demographic shifts and i would like to see a real republican party, but we don't have one at the moment. we have an extremist republican party. there are-- the moderate republicans are an and i think breed. and i think that is dangerous and unhealthy. >> it's interesting that you're concerned about the republican party. i think that's very, very engaging of you, but you know what? this republican party is as strong and energetic and excited about guiding and directing there country as i have ever seen it in 20 years. the energy out there is similar to what we had with reagan. there's no question it's more-- >> what? >> i wa
>> i think president obama-- and we have had our agreement on president obama's policies-- kyle to the city intent on trying to find compromise. and he found senator demint and senator mcconnell who said their first priority was to take them down. it was the first major piece of social legislation which passed-- correct me if i'm wrong-- without a single opposition party vote. i think we're looking at a redistricting. the flood of money posted since citizens united. demographic shifts and...
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senator obama likes to talk loudly. >> senator mccain, this is the guy who sang, bomb, bomb, bomb iran. who called for the annihilation of north korea. >> all right. it's a delicate line you've got to -- these candidates will have to walk next week with a live studio audience right near them. >> sure. it just changes the vibe completely. because you know and i know that they don't have any problem kind of challenging you, challenging a reporter, somebody that they're familiar with, you know. they can be really tough on you and say, hey, that's not true. they don't have a problem shouting you down. when you have a bunch of undecidevoters watching you, first of all, you can't be too hot, can't be too aggressive. that vibe is bad in the room. second of all, there's all the theatrics of it for them, which is kind of the, you have to talk to them and seem you're relating to them. i think it adds a whole other level of performance, if you will, to what they're saying. and it's also very hard to evade a question that comes from a town hall person. and the nice thing will be if the town hall p
senator obama likes to talk loudly. >> senator mccain, this is the guy who sang, bomb, bomb, bomb iran. who called for the annihilation of north korea. >> all right. it's a delicate line you've got to -- these candidates will have to walk next week with a live studio audience right near them. >> sure. it just changes the vibe completely. because you know and i know that they don't have any problem kind of challenging you, challenging a reporter, somebody that they're familiar...
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of the timing. >> seems like the oil companies are trying to piss people off to get obama out of the office. i don't know. a lot of people are upset. i am. they have you by the short and curlies. what do you do? >> reporter: all right. well the president is in town this morning. so prices may go down happen andy liphouse says california gas in the plain has dropped 50 cents a gallon but take some time to transition here. quickly look at the prices, most expensive place i was at on friday. on the left there you see it. on the right how it is this morning. a drop of the cheapest gas 70 cents. you won't see that here. that station is some sort of beta trade on the whole thing. >> jane wells, thanks for that report. several tech names trading at all time highs. quite the opposite today. should you be buying on the pull back. that's next. with not enough sleep in between. how you sometimes need to get over to that exit, like, right now. and how things aren't... just about you anymore. introducing the all-new, smart-sensing... honda accord. it starts with you. oh, hey alex. just picking up
of the timing. >> seems like the oil companies are trying to piss people off to get obama out of the office. i don't know. a lot of people are upset. i am. they have you by the short and curlies. what do you do? >> reporter: all right. well the president is in town this morning. so prices may go down happen andy liphouse says california gas in the plain has dropped 50 cents a gallon but take some time to transition here. quickly look at the prices, most expensive place i was at on...
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>>guest: if mitt romney wins this race, he will have a republican senate and if president obama wins the race he will have a democratic senate. what i was going to say i harken back to what happened in 1986. i believe that is the model for making a big thing happen. amazingly, think of this, in 1986 when ronald reagan put on tax reform on the table, you had a bill that cut the top income tax rate down to 28 percent, it got rid of the special interest loopholes and here is the amazing part, that bill passed the united states senate 97-3. that is bipartisanship. call me optimist but i think there is the opportunity to get that deal. >>neil: conservatives were critical of ronald reagan for giving away allowances and breaks. but he did so to get a deal. that was called "negotiating." >>guest: in the end it was a great deal. the only problem was what has happened in the subsequent 25 years we keep adding to the tax code all o the garbage and all of the termites that are destroying the tax system. i like the idea of a reform and i would not, i do think there is a chance we could get entitl
>>guest: if mitt romney wins this race, he will have a republican senate and if president obama wins the race he will have a democratic senate. what i was going to say i harken back to what happened in 1986. i believe that is the model for making a big thing happen. amazingly, think of this, in 1986 when ronald reagan put on tax reform on the table, you had a bill that cut the top income tax rate down to 28 percent, it got rid of the special interest loopholes and here is the amazing...
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they know full well in chicago that four years ago it was then senator obama, a young first-term senator who did not have very much foreign policy experience was being questioned whether he was up to the test of commander in chief, not just by republicans but by his own vice presidential nominee who said at an event that obama would be tested early if his first term if he was elected by folks around the world as to whether or not he had the meddle to -- mettle to get the job done. they believe he has. listen to the president last night paying his case. >> four years ago i told you i would end the war in iraq. we did. i said i would end the war in afghanistan. we are. i said we would focus on the people who actually attacked us on 9/11. today, osama bin laden is in more. >>reporter: there lab a dip, though, in the president's approval rating regarding handling of foreign policy in the fox news poll and the nbc and "wall street journal" poll in recent weeks after the terror attack in libya. however, in the polls the president is still doing well on foreign policy but the point is, their vu
they know full well in chicago that four years ago it was then senator obama, a young first-term senator who did not have very much foreign policy experience was being questioned whether he was up to the test of commander in chief, not just by republicans but by his own vice presidential nominee who said at an event that obama would be tested early if his first term if he was elected by folks around the world as to whether or not he had the meddle to -- mettle to get the job done. they believe...
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to be a different encounter is because of all the progress that mitt romney made against president obama in last week's debate. he's gaining in the polls which puts a lot of pressure on vice president bide ton try to stem that momentum. you can expect some feisty exchanges like we saw in 1984 and four years later. >> let me help you with the difference between iran and the embassy in lebanon. >> i almost resent vice president bush patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy. i've been a member of congress for sixth six years. >> i have as much experience in the congress as jack kennedy did when he sought the presidency. >> senator, i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> reporter: now, larry, i had a great conversation yesterday with former senator bob dole who of course both of us know. bob dole said he expects joe biden to come out swinging and not to let up. and in this race -- a race this close, this might even make a difference, not a whole lot but enough to measure. larry? >> joh
to be a different encounter is because of all the progress that mitt romney made against president obama in last week's debate. he's gaining in the polls which puts a lot of pressure on vice president bide ton try to stem that momentum. you can expect some feisty exchanges like we saw in 1984 and four years later. >> let me help you with the difference between iran and the embassy in lebanon. >> i almost resent vice president bush patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about...
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the wrath of many home state voters. >> i consider senator specter a traitor, quite honestly. >> the senator tried to explain, taking crowds back to his childhood. >> i became a jfk democrat. >> it sounded as if he wanted us to believe he had never really been a republican. >> i probably voted more often on the big issues with the democrats than with the republicans. >> do u regret ever having become a republican? >> i did my best for a long time to moderate the republican party. and the great day when they refused to talk about the stimulus which was necessary to avoid a depression. >> he, nonetheless, had president obama and the democratic establishment, but it wasn't enough. specter lost the 2010 primary to then-congressman joe sestak, effectively ending his political career. he will be remembered as a tough interrogator of supreme court nominees, as judicial political chairman, a supporter of cancer research and a staunch supporter of women's rights, especially a woman's right to choose to an abortion. >> many who knew him well and actually covered him on capitol hill, cnn report
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late show host david letterman taking a cuerom the obama campaign attack dogs. senator reid and stephanie cotter during his show friday letterman repeatedly repeated the utterly ridiculous claim that romney did not ay federal income taxes. listen to this. >> like it does tax returns because i believe we will discover that the man has not paid and nickel to the united states and federal income-tax. [applause] a felon running for president. [laughter] lou: the only thing i can imagine to my doing an impression of harry reid. not bad, don't you think? well, romney did release his tax returns, of course. there we are. coming up next will be the "a-team," governor romney enjoying a post debate surge in the polls for sparring a new campaign tactic from mean team obama. the character assault come back to hurt the president? the "a-team" will answer that question. all of that and much more with judith miller, james, the "wall street journal," brad lachemann, washington d.c. waiting for us in a little box. there you are. good to have you. we're coming ♪ [ male announce
late show host david letterman taking a cuerom the obama campaign attack dogs. senator reid and stephanie cotter during his show friday letterman repeatedly repeated the utterly ridiculous claim that romney did not ay federal income taxes. listen to this. >> like it does tax returns because i believe we will discover that the man has not paid and nickel to the united states and federal income-tax. [applause] a felon running for president. [laughter] lou: the only thing i can imagine to my...
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and focusing on issues of foreign policy and national security, we have senator john mccain. and by the way, if you went to sleep early last night, the texans beat the jets 23-17. this win brings the texans perfect record this season to 5-0. we will have more in squawk sports. first andrew has the morning's other top stories. >>> mr. sanchez had a chance to win that close to the end there and he didn't. the imf, though, this morning warning that the global economy has weakened further and now predicts slower growth for the next year. the advanced economies like the u.s., imf saying growth now too slow to make a serious dent in unemployment. meantime the imf predicting growth will begin to slow down in emerging economies such as china. the global forecast now at 3.3% for this year. by the way, that is down from the july estimate of 3.5%. >> you can call it general feeling of uncertainty about the future. worries about the ability of european policymakers who controlle euro crisis, worries about the failure of u.s. policymakers to agree on a fiscal plan. >> as for greece, the i
and focusing on issues of foreign policy and national security, we have senator john mccain. and by the way, if you went to sleep early last night, the texans beat the jets 23-17. this win brings the texans perfect record this season to 5-0. we will have more in squawk sports. first andrew has the morning's other top stories. >>> mr. sanchez had a chance to win that close to the end there and he didn't. the imf, though, this morning warning that the global economy has weakened further...
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senator dianne feinssein is calling for a federal investigation, saying the meantime, president obama is here raising money across the state, nearly four- and---half years after declaring hh would work to solve the energy crisis oncee and for all. the high prices here are xpecced to stay in thissrrnge for the next week to ten days and evee when they do come down, they will still be significantly pear. across the state there of gas heft, with pumps eing disabled after hours and from unlocked cars. in los angeles, adam housley, fox news. trainers ... in... china.../ go ... to ...great ppepare... a ...panda... take... a look...// panda ... trainers... costume... tt... catch... a... 4-year-old panda... that's... reserve....//. the... workerr... even feces... on... heirr clothing... to mask ...their human scent..../// going to get... his final physical exam.../ before ... he's released into the wild .../// 3 3 3 3 3&p fall is he and leaves areefalling.. find out which leaf blower saves you the most workk and monee in our consumer repprt. digital kidnapping.how data for ransom. ng co
senator dianne feinssein is calling for a federal investigation, saying the meantime, president obama is here raising money across the state, nearly four- and---half years after declaring hh would work to solve the energy crisis oncee and for all. the high prices here are xpecced to stay in thissrrnge for the next week to ten days and evee when they do come down, they will still be significantly pear. across the state there of gas heft, with pumps eing disabled after hours and from unlocked...
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. > >> reporter: the state department said they're reviewing that charge, and obama campaign officials insist republicans are politicizing the terror attack. >> you know what? we don't need wing tipped cowboys. we don't need shoot from the hip diplomacy. >> reporter: fox news has learned senator graham has fired a letter off to the president about two prior targets of the embassy. he writes mr. president, were you informed of these attacks, if not, why not. if you were informed, what action was taken to protect the consulate. these are some pointed questions for the white house tonight on the eve of this big debate, bret. >> bret: you know, the white house is facing pressure tonight on syria. >> reporter: they are. in that debate last week, the vice-president basically said that al-qaeda was not gaining strength inside syria, and that indirect help the u.s. was providing through the saudis and others was helping the rebels and not helping al-qaeda. you'll remember republican priep pushed back and insisted these arms were getting into the hands of jihaddists. today the "new york times"
. > >> reporter: the state department said they're reviewing that charge, and obama campaign officials insist republicans are politicizing the terror attack. >> you know what? we don't need wing tipped cowboys. we don't need shoot from the hip diplomacy. >> reporter: fox news has learned senator graham has fired a letter off to the president about two prior targets of the embassy. he writes mr. president, were you informed of these attacks, if not, why not. if you were...
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and next the senator leading the charge against the obama administration mishandling of benghazi-gate. after this. gecko (clearing throat) thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> no one wants to determine what happened that night in benghazi more than the president and i do. no one is more committed to ensuring it doesn't happen again. and nobody will hold this department more are accountable than we hold yourselves. >> this has turned into something, john, nothing short of benghazi-gate. i wish you had seen the briefing that took place. it was the most senseless worthless briefing that i have ever attended and i at this
and next the senator leading the charge against the obama administration mishandling of benghazi-gate. after this. gecko (clearing throat) thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties! with...
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mitt romney now leads president obama by 48% to 47% in virginia. and in florida, obama leads 48% to 47% among likely voters. and in ohio, romney trimmed two percentage points off of obama's pre-debate lead. the president holds a 51-45% edge among likely vote everies there. john harwood will be joining us live from kentucky with more in just a few minutes. but first andrew has this morning's top business stories. >>> we got some banking news this morning on wall street. jpmorgan cfo dug braunstein will be stepping down. he'll take on another post within the company, so he won't be leaving, but it was on his watch that the jpmorgan london whale experience happened and there remains scrutiny all around that. he's expected to lead the bank's earnings call tomorrow morning, so a lot of interest thp. in other headlines related to jpmorgan, deal book is reporting that the fbi investigation into the bank's $6 billion trading loss may not inchbly indicate jamie dimon, buts investigation does not appear to touch on the echelons of top management, but the com
mitt romney now leads president obama by 48% to 47% in virginia. and in florida, obama leads 48% to 47% among likely voters. and in ohio, romney trimmed two percentage points off of obama's pre-debate lead. the president holds a 51-45% edge among likely vote everies there. john harwood will be joining us live from kentucky with more in just a few minutes. but first andrew has this morning's top business stories. >>> we got some banking news this morning on wall street. jpmorgan cfo dug...
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. >> barack obama state senator. >> laura: thanks so much, guys. when we come right back. new polling in two key swing states show romney is ahead. we will talk to two pollsters about what the latest numbers mean. and also a preview of next week's presidential debate after a miserable performance in the first. will president obama try to channel his inner biden? right back. >> laura: in the factor original section. ed as member is known for left wing politics. is he still supporting president obama? he recently sat down with bill o'reilly. >> i hear you are going to vote mitt romney coming up in november is that right? >> you said that, what? >> bill: mitt romney has your vote this november. >> i certainly don't brag about obama having my vote. i don't think he has been a strong leader. i think he has been deficient in his financial efforts in stimulating the economy. >> bill: see, let's just -- in case people don't know you. >> yeah. >> you are a socialist, right? >> yes. >> bill: you are a socialist? >> yeah. >> bill: when you hear people say barack obama is a socialist,
. >> barack obama state senator. >> laura: thanks so much, guys. when we come right back. new polling in two key swing states show romney is ahead. we will talk to two pollsters about what the latest numbers mean. and also a preview of next week's presidential debate after a miserable performance in the first. will president obama try to channel his inner biden? right back. >> laura: in the factor original section. ed as member is known for left wing politics. is he still...
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that goes against what republicans, including senator marco rubio, has said clearly and loudly. venezuela supports syria. venezuela supports iran. they could, in fact, be supporting hezbollah here in the country, although there isn't any concrete proof of that. those people, the republicans are saying, look, pay attention to venezuela. we need to understand what they're doing in this hemisph e hemisphere. >> paula newton, thanks very much. >>> a notorious self-confessed killer reportedly about to become a father behind bars. we have details on that and a lot more news coming up here in "the situation room." in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why i recommend using polident. [ male announcer ] polident. cleaner, fresher and brighter every day. a short word th
that goes against what republicans, including senator marco rubio, has said clearly and loudly. venezuela supports syria. venezuela supports iran. they could, in fact, be supporting hezbollah here in the country, although there isn't any concrete proof of that. those people, the republicans are saying, look, pay attention to venezuela. we need to understand what they're doing in this hemisph e hemisphere. >> paula newton, thanks very much. >>> a notorious self-confessed killer...
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when he said he never proposed $5 trillion in tax cuts, that was dishonest. >> when senator obama said in 2008, i'm going to cut the deficit in half, close gitmo, people said that was unrealistic, but didn't say he wasn't telling the truth. there's a difference, isn't there? >> no. closing gitmo involved an act of congress, and he wasn't able to get congress to agree with him on that question. this is basic math. >> greta: joining us our political panel, abc news senior washington editor rick klein, casey huntington, and byron york. rick, first you. i thought it was executive order to close gitmo, just needed congress to place the people. am i right? >> they realized it was going to be harder than they wanted. the distinction he's making is in terms of campaign pledgrs oche it's a stretch, obviously -- >> a stretch! it's name calling. >> there is a lots of that going on. one thing i am struck by, you have seen a shift from the obama campaign, in terps of how they are trying to discuss mitt romney. for a long time, they tried to describe him as a conservative extremist, not a flip-flopp
when he said he never proposed $5 trillion in tax cuts, that was dishonest. >> when senator obama said in 2008, i'm going to cut the deficit in half, close gitmo, people said that was unrealistic, but didn't say he wasn't telling the truth. there's a difference, isn't there? >> no. closing gitmo involved an act of congress, and he wasn't able to get congress to agree with him on that question. this is basic math. >> greta: joining us our political panel, abc news senior...